Except for a rich friendship with the painter, Chauncey Ryder who gave him the only professional instruction he ever had -- and this was limited to a few lessons, though the two artists often went on painting trips together -- Roy developed his art by himself.

Except on Constitutional issues, Congress is free to legislatively overrule federal courts ' common law.

Except in times of danger, the lights were to be placed outside one's door, on the opposite side of the Mezuza, or in the window closest to the street.

Except for the city of Santo Domingo, which managed to maintain some legal exports, Dominican ports were forced to rely on contraband trade, which, along with livestock, became the sole source of livelihood for the island dwellers.

Except Admiral Shariff who continued to press pressure on Indian Navy till the end of the conflict.

Except for Chandler, the entire radio cast of Arden, Gordon, Richard Crenna ( Walter Denton ), Gloria McMillan ( Harriet Conklin ), and Jane Morgan ( landlady Margaret Davis ) played the same roles on television.

Except for the fuel delivery components, most internal combustion engines that are designed for gasoline use can run on natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases without major modifications.

Except for some TV work in the late seventies, Caprino made no more puppet films, focusing instead on creating attractions for the Hunderfossen theme park outside Lillehammer based on his folk tale movies, and making tourist films using a custom built multi camera setup of his own design that shoots 280 degrees panorama movies.

Except on the west coast, where the white sandy beach is more extensive than elsewhere, a strip of dark gray coral rubble, forming a series of low ridges parallel to the coast, lies within the narrow beach, extending inward to the island rim.

Except for the aforementioned 1910 game, the only major match not to involve Glamorgan was a Test Trial in July 1932, which was badly affected by the weather and saw play on only one of the scheduled three days.

Except for the Superman cartoons and the features sold to MCA ( to end up with Universal ), most television prints of these films have had their titles remade to remove most traces of their connection to Paramount – the original copyright lines were left intact on Popeye cartoons ( the Popeye cartoons have been restored for DVD release with the original Paramount titles ).

Waterhouse was dismissed as architect in 1878 and succeeded by George Gilbert Scott, who, after extending the Chapel, provided additional accommodation with the construction of New Court in 1881, with letters on a series of shields along the string course above the first floor spelling out the Psalm text " Nisi Dominus aedificat domum …" (" Except the Lord build the house, their labour is but vain that build it ").

Except for the initial serve, players must allow a ball played toward them only one bounce on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side.

Except for changes in temperature and air pressure, this quantity depends basically on the throttle setting.

Except for sabbaticals at the University of California, Davis, 1982 / 83, and at Rockefeller University, 1980 / 84, this pattern of spending summers in Colorado and Los Alamos and winters in Florida continued until Ulam died on May 13, 1984, in Santa Fe.

Except for the king's properties, land in Macedon was free: Macedonians were free men and did not pay land taxes on private grounds.

Except for lichens, the non-reproductive ( vegetative ) mycelium of most ascomycetes is usually inconspicuous because it is commonly embedded in the substrate, such as soil, or grows on or inside a living host, and only the ascoma may be seen when fruiting.

( NB: Except for the Bathurst 1000, All Races will be screened on delay on the Australia Network.

Except for pre-emption for news coverage, notably the three-day continuous coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, and a few shows that were 45 minutes, the show aired a full 60 minutes on weekday mornings until 1981.

Except on the Equator, however, these definitions, taken together, would imply that

Except for the worst months of the construction period, known as the " Speedo " ( mid-spring to mid-October 1943 ), one of the ways the Allied POWs kept their spirits going in the hellish conditions was to ask one of the musicians in their midst to play his guitar or accordion for them, or lead them in a group singalong, or request their camp comedians to tell some rough jokes, or put on a skit.

Except in the Ninth Circuit Courts, the en banc court consists of all of the circuit judges who are on active status, but it does not include the senior or assigned judges ( except that under some circumstances, a senior judge may participate in an en banc hearing when he or she participated at an earlier stage of the same case ).

Except for Sundays, it is open to the public from 9am to 4. 30pm.

Except for the Distribution Center on certain days during the winter holiday season, all locations are closed on Sundays, out of respect for the founder's Christian beliefs.

Except on Sundays, the strip is usually three colorized panels, comprising a combination of newly drawn art and a library of hand drawn elements that Muir has digitized and reuses.

Except for a select few cognoscenti, the general public did not recognize Kemp's leadership ability, although he was a successful man of ideas.

Except at the start of her career, Garbo conducted few interviews ( she gave only fourteen in her life ), signed no autographs, attended few industry social functions, and turned down all but a few requests for public appearances.

Except for public appearances, Umberto and Maria Jose generally lived apart.

Article 8 of the Constitution, states that all Malaysian citizens shall be equal under the law, and " Except as expressly authorised by this Constitution, there shall be no discrimination against citizens on the ground only of religion, race, descent or place of birth in any law or in the appointment to any office or employment under a public authority or in the administration of any law relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of property or the establishing or carrying on of any trade, business, profession, vocation or employment.

Except for the years 1887 to 1890, there was at least one member of the Sevier family in public office for the 122 years preceding 2005.

Except for the national holiday ( German Unity Day ), public holidays in Germany ( gesetzliche Feiertage ) are determined by the federal states.

Except at quieter airports, Air Traffic Control is a 24-hour, 365-day-a-year job where controllers usually work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends and public holidays.

Except for about a year during 1835-1836, the United States has continuously held a public debt since the US Constitution legally went into effect on 4 March 1789.

" Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Commission from time to time, as public convenience, interest, or necessity requires, shall -...( g ) Study new uses for radio, provide for experimental uses of frequencies, and generally encourage the larger and more effective use of radio in the public interest.

Except in a few limtied circumstances related to national security, public safety or health, people are guaranteed freedom of expression ( Section 30 ) assembly ( including the right to protest and demonstrate-Section 31 ), and association ( Section 32 ).

Clause 2 states: “ Except as expressly authorised by this Constitution, there shall be no discrimination against citizens on the ground only of religion, race, descent, gender or place of birth in any law or in the appointment to any office or employment under a public authority or in the administration of any law relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of property or the establishing or carrying on of any trade, business, profession, vocation or employment .”

Except for a few excursions into politics — he was a member of Philadelphia's Common Council ( 1789 ) and, as a stalwart Federalist who considered the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800 a " great subversion ;' he ran unsuccessfully for Vice President on the Federalist ticket in 1812 — his public career centered on legal affairs.

Except in exceptional circumstances, court hearings must occur in public.

Except for Captain Marvel and related characters, all Fawcett characters are in the public domain.

Except as otherwise provided, State bodies shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the State body on each agenda item before or during the state body's discussion or consideration of an item.

Except for a 26 " excerpt of " Duffy " formerly available on the EHX website ( Electronic Audio Artform in The Capital ) in the late 1990s, it is not available to the public.